A COMPOSITE SAFAVID CUERDA SECA TILE PANEL

Lot 61
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 7 000
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ID 1178312
Lot 61 | A COMPOSITE SAFAVID CUERDA SECA TILE PANEL
Estimate value
£ 7 000 – 10 000
A COMPOSITE SAFAVID CUERDA SECA TILE PANEL

IRAN, 17TH CENTURY

Comprising twelve square and rectangular tiles, decorated in yellow, blue, green, turquoise, black and white, the rectangular central field with foliate pattern on a blue ground, the broad inner border with depictions of waterfowl and foliate designs on a yellow ground, the two thin outer borders with a foliate pattern on a blue ground and a repeating pattern of cusped palmettes in black and yellow, backed with plaster, with numerous repaired breaks across the panel

28 x 28 1⁄8in. (71 x 71.5cm)





Provenance

French trade, 1990



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